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4/16/2013 - SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Motion detection, night-vision cameras and sensor zones may bring an action movie to mind, but they are also a few of the pieces that make up a Tactical Automated Security System. TASS is an intrusion detection system used to protect the perimeter and resources at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. "TASS uses different technologies and equipment … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Filmaker Honors Deployed Women’s Sacrifices
4/16/2013 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) -- "I'm coming home, I'm coming home. Tell the world I'm coming home." As the song fades, along with an image of a uniformed woman hugging her young son, JulieHera DeStefano watched as an audience of Airmen silently wiped away tears and took a collective deep breath in. Aviano Airmen were given the opportunity to view parts of a … [Read more...]
Massachusetts National Guard Supports Boston Police
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass., April 16, 2013 – The Massachusetts National Guard continues to assist local and state authorities following yesterday’s explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line. "We offer our deepest sympathy and prayers to the victims of the explosions in Boston today,” Army Brig. Gen. Paul G. Smith, commander of the Massachusetts Army … [Read more...]
Former Airman Now NBA Pro
4/15/2013 - BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- The court was shining and cameras flashing as a crowd of thousands gathered in the Sleep Train Arena to watch the Dallas Mavericks duel the Sacramento Kings April 5. Beale Airmen and 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, Col. Phil Stewart gathered to witness the contest and meet former 9th Security Forces Squadron, Staff Sgt. … [Read more...]
Army Requests Another BRAC Round in FY2015
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 15, 2013) -- The Army's assistant secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment was back on Capitol Hill along with Defense Department and service counterparts to request another round of base realignment and closure in fiscal year 2015. Katherine Hammack testified before the House Appropriations Committee, April 12, that as the Army … [Read more...]